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2230
$6,900.00

*S.R. JEFFERY .410 BOXLOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN.

SN 6970. (ca 1960) Cal. .410. 3″ Chambers. 26″ Dovetailed bbls are engraved “S. R. Jeffery & Son Ltd. Guildford” on narrow, concave, game rib. Bbl flats are stamped with ’60’s vintage Birmingham nitro proofs. Diminutive, case hardened, boxlock action features automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in gold), and double triggers. Action is engraved with 60% coverage well cut medium scroll. “S. R. Jeffery & Son, Ltd” is in scrolled riband on each side. Blued top lever and trigger guard are also scroll engraved. SN is at grip. Plain European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-1/2″ over checkered wood butt, and features drop points, point pattern checkering with mullered borders, and a silver oval on toe line engraved “H G S”. Matching splinter ejector forend has Anson release. Bore diameter at muzzles: left-.392, right -.395. Minimum wall thickness: left -.038, right -.042. Drop at heel: 2-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-9/16″. Weight: 4 lbs. 12 oz. LOP: 14-1/2″. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain approx 95% orig blue with some minor marks and silvering at muzzles and breech ends. Action retains approx 85% orig case hardening color, vivid where protected. Top lever, floorplate, and trigger guard retain approx 75% orig blue, silvered from normal hand wear. Stocks retain nearly all of an old oil refinish, edges slightly rounded. Checkering is slightly gummed, and has not been re-cut. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Ejectors are in time, right ejector is “live”. A fine little British small bore. 4-50469 MGM87 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 2230


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014
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